Hindu teachings state that there is a single divine essence in the universe but also state that there are 330 million gods. to use a nonreligious example, it is somewhat like when one white light is split by a prism, it transforms into a rainbow of colors. your questions:

1) would it be accurate to use this analogy as a way to understand the 330 million gods of hinduism? (why or why not?)

2) what would be another nonreligious example to illustrate the one essence yet the presence of multiple gods?

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Archie

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22 March, 05:23

Hindu teachings state that there is a single divine essence in the universe but also state that there are 330 million gods. to use a nonreligious example, it is somewhat like when one white light is split by a prism, it transforms into a rainbow of colors. your questions:

1) would it be accurate to use this analogy as a way to understand the 330 million gods of hinduism? (why or why not?)

2) what would be another nonreligious example to illustrate the one essence yet the presence of multiple gods?

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Ariel Riley · Answer 1

1) would it be accurate to use this analogy as a way to understand the 330 million gods of hinduism? (why or why not?)

Yes, the analogy is quite accurate. The 330 million gods in hinduism represent vastly different things, they are like the color of a rainbow, but they come from a single entity.

2) what would be another nonreligious example to illustrate the one essence yet the presence of multiple gods?

In a way, it would be like the evolution of biological species: Animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, archaea, and protista, represent the six biological kingdoms, and include very different species, however, they all have one common ancestor from which they evolved.